James Brown

SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Lee "Bo" Brown, 45, of Sikeston died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

He was born Sept. 5, 1956, in Wyatt, Mo., son of Riley and Ruth Ketchum Brown. He and Phyllis West were married in 1981.

Brown had lived in Charleston, Mo., and Sikeston most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife; his parents of Charleston; three sons, James Brown Jr. of Clovis, N.M., Kenneth Brown of Philadelphia, Pa., Jason Stockton of Tallahassee, Fla.; four daughters, Tonya Scarborough of Sikeston, Jamie Gates of Jacksonville, Fla., Popsie Morphis of Cape Girardeau, and Tamara West of Matthews, Mo.

Also surviving are three brothers, the Rev. Gary Brown of Herrin, Ill., John Brown of California, Mo., Riley "Pete" Brown of Huntsville, Texas; four sisters, Sharon Murphree of Calvert City, Ky., Angie Barnett of Sikeston, Kim Buttry of Wyatt, Vanessa Brown of Charleston; and 16 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a sister; and grandparents.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Robert Gardner will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.